{"product_id":"this-house-james-graham-9781350155534","title":"This House","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, this play - first performed in 2012 at the National Theatre - is published in the Methuen Drama Student Edition series. It features commentary \u0026amp; notes by Nicholas Holden, Lecturer in Drama at the University of Greenwich, UK, that help the student unpack the play's social, political and cultural context, as well as its themes, language, structure and production history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn tough times, the British do what we have always done. We muddle through.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis House\u003c\/i\u003e is a razor-sharp political comedy exploring Westminster and the 1974 British hung parliament, which provides a timely historical correlative to the current political climate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the play that secured the then-30-year-old James Graham's reputation as one of the UK's most important and revered dramatists, gaining critical acclaim, enjoying a sell-out run at the National Theatre's Olivier in 2013 and being revived in the West End in 2017, when it was Olivier-nominated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith well-paced, witty and waspish dialogue, it explores the childish digs and chauvinistic attitudes that have riddled political life both then and continue to do so now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350155535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350155534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.50d","brand":"James Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670488273151,"sku":"9781350155534","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5abf55f-74a1-4724-95b4-80a44d04319d.jpg?v=1741316927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-house-james-graham-9781350155534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}